Improvement in combination-tool



fitti-ted States J. S.. ZERBE, OF DELAWARE, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 95,964, dated October 19, 1869.

The Schedule referred to these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

` Toall 'whoml t may concern:

Be it known that I, J. S. ZERBE, of Delaware, in the county of Delaware,and State of Ohio, have invented a new and usef'ul Improvement inBrace-Bit Stocks; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming part of this specification.

This invention relates t-o a new and useful improvement invarrangingbits and other tools and implements for boring and performing otheroperations in wood and` metal, and consists i n combining together, in acase or stock, boring-bits, screw-driver, counter-sink, dividers, orother articles, which case or stock is placed in the ordinarybit-brace," and held therein, the same as a boring-bit, so that thevarious tools and articles connected therewith may be revolved and usedby ineansgof the brace, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying plate of drawing- Figure l represents the case orstock, with the boring-bolts and other instruments or tools combinedtherewith according to my invention, the latter being extended for thepurpose of showing the purposes for which they are intended.

Figure 2 represents the same, with the bits and other articles closedVor folded within the case.

AFigure 3 is a cross-section of fig. 2, through the line :c x. v

Figure 4. is an end view, showing the method of holding the bits andother articles when either one is extended for use.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is the case orstock, which is formed of two parallel bars .connectedtogether at the shank-end, as seen at B, and at the head-end by a rounddisk formed of two parts, D and E, hinged together as seen in iig. 4,the

part D being made fast to the ends ofthe bars, while the part E may beopened so as to allow either ofthe bitsy or tools contained .in thecase, and hinged to the pivot F, tohe extended for use. When such toolis extended, the hinged part 'E is closed and held, as

seen in the drawing, by means of the spring-catch G.

H is the shank, which enters the brace.

I represents dividers or compasses, the legs of which are attached to ahead, J, which slides in grooves in the inner-,sides of the bars of thecase.

The points of the dividers pass through the part D of the head of thecase, as seen at k It, and are separated, as seenin the drawing, and thelegs being nearly in contact with each other at the head J, it will be,

seen that as the head is shoved forward or drawrry back, the points willbe separated or drawn together, according to the position of the head J.

A scale of inches and fractions of inches is provided on one of the harsofthe case, as a guide to the movement of the dividers or for otherpurposes.

L represents the knife of a spokeshave on the side of one of the bars ofthe case, the Shanks of which extend through the case, and form a stopor rest for the.

bits andvother articles contained in the case.

In the combination presented iu this'examp'le of my inventionmrepresents a rimmer or counter-sink, for 'operating in metal;

u and o are centre-bits;

j) is a screwdriver; and

r is an extensioncentre-bit formed of a common centre on its shank, andof a lip and spur connected therewith by a fastening-screw, as seen inthe drawlng.

S represents the dividers partly extended.

I do not confine myself to the particular articles or tools shownin thedrawing. Other articles may be substituted therefor, or added thereto,as may be deemed best.

The advantages of this combination of useful articles in this manner, bywhich each or either of them-mayl be used as may be required, are many,and must be obvious to all.

Having thus described my invention,

What 'I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-4 ters Patent, is-

. 'lhe compound tool-stock and receptacle above described, its severalpart-s being constructed and arranged in the manner set forth.

J. S. ZERBE.

Witnesses:

JOHN N. Voer, H. WILLIARD Voer.

